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When You Tear Down There: How to Heal, Cope & Learn to Laugh About it Later
Pregnant Amalah listening to Her Bad Mother (cradling baby Jasper) at Blogher. Image by jdlasica. Okay, guys. This week’s topic is probably not a fun one. Probably not a lunchtime one, either. We’re...
View ArticleWith Childbirth, You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Late in my first pregnancy, my doctor casually mentioned the possibility of a c-section due to the baby’s size and position. He guesstimated a birth weight in the eight-pound range and voiced his...
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10 Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me About C-Sections
…or just like breastfeeding, I wish somebody had yanked the iPod buds out of my ears and given my shoulders a good hard shake while they told me.1) You’ll get “the shakes” immediately afterward. The...
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The Homebirth Experience
This week I had the supreme pleasure of interviewing Stephanie of Adventures in Babywearing about homebirths. It’s a topic I admittedly don’t know that much about — and I’m sure at one time I would...
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Delivery Room Wars
Hi Amy!I really hope you get to this before I finally go into labor since I’m due this Saturday, but I will still need your input for future situations. It would just be extra helpful for the labor...
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Pregnancy PTSD
Dear Amy,Long time reader, first-time asker-questioner. And big fan of your blog(s), which may or may not have taken up countless hours of my workday, if you added it all up, but maybe let’s not talk...
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Labor & Delivery Turf Wars
Hi Amy,I’ve been reading your blog, the pregnancy calendar, and advice column ever since I first found out I was pregnant. One word: LOVE! It also got me started on the cloth diapers, which I now have...
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A Note From the Other Side
Hello, A couple of months ago you answered a question of mine after I had a very traumatic midwife visit and had something of a nervous breakdown worrying about whether or not our baby was going to be...
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Labor & Delivery Room Turf Wars, Part Two
Hey there. I’m hoping you or your readers will have some straightforward advice.I’m writing this at 5am. I should be sleeping, because I am 36 weeks pregnant and I should “sleep while I can.” Ah,...
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Update: When Daddy’s Been Drinking
Read the original post here.Hi Amy,First of all, I wanted to thank you for posting my letter. It was such a relief even just to write it and send it off to you – within hours of sending the email I...
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Pregnant & Abroad
Hi Amy, I could really use some advice from an unbiased third party. My husband is Dutch, I am American, and we live in the Netherlands. I’ve recently found out I’m pregnant, and we couldn’t be...
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Labor & Delivery Turf Wars: Delivery Room Bullies
Hi Amy! I am a first-time mom (FTM), 29 weeks pregnant, and just realized I’m kind of freaking out about L&D visitors, among other things. I’ve talked to DH about my fears, (I’ve got two older...
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Hospital Visitor Etiquette, Visitor Perspective Edition
Dear Amy, I know you’ve covered this topic before, especially in response to expectant moms looking for advice about visitors during labor and delivery. I’m writing from the perspective of the...
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Birth Plans As Conversation Fodder
Hey Amy, I am sure you have covered this a million times before but who doesn’t love a refresher from time to time. I am 19 weeks pregnant and a first-time-mom (FTM) to be. My husband and I are so...
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Breastfeeding After a C-Section
Hi Amy, You are awesome. Your advice smackdown and blog are awesome. They have kept me amused and answered many a parenting question throughout my first year of motherhood. I am a big believer in the...
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Labor & Delivery Turf Wars
Hi Amy, I’ve been reading your blog, the pregnancy calendar, and advice column ever since I first found out I was pregnant. One word: LOVE! It also got me started on the cloth diapers, which I now...
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A Note From the Other Side
Hello, A couple of months ago you answered a question of mine after I had a very traumatic midwife visit and had something of a nervous breakdown worrying about whether or not our baby was going to be...
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Labor & Delivery Room Turf Wars, Part Two
Hey there. I’m hoping you or your readers will have some straightforward advice. I’m writing this at 5am. I should be sleeping, because I am 36 weeks pregnant and I should “sleep while I can.” Ah,...
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Update: When Daddy’s Been Drinking
Read the original post here. Hi Amy, First of all, I wanted to thank you for posting my letter. It was such a relief even just to write it and send it off to you – within hours of sending the email I...
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Pregnant & Abroad
Hi Amy, I could really use some advice from an unbiased third party. My husband is Dutch, I am American, and we live in the Netherlands. I’ve recently found out I’m pregnant, and we couldn’t be...
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